בלגן

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From Yiddish באַלאַגאַן (balagan), from Polish bałagan (mess), from Russian балага́н (balagán), ultimately from Persian بالاخانه (bâlâxâne).

Noun[edit]

בָּלָגָן (balagánm

  1. mess, disorder, chaos
    • 2002, Shishliyat Ma Kashur (lyrics and music), “Lama lo Uganda? (Why not Uganda?)”‎[1]:
      הרצל עשית החלטה לא נכונה
      בבאזל ישבת הקמת מדינה
      במקום להשתזף עם כושיות בים
      פותח חדשות רואה רק בלגן...
      Herzl, you made the wrong decision
      You sat in Basel, establishing a state
      Instead of sunbathing with negresses on the beach
      I turn on the news, and only see balagan...

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